In this respect, article 401 of the Draft Bill of the Criminal Code - 1998 addresses the invasion of indigenous lands and prescribes the following crime: “Invading, through the use of violence, seriously threatening or defrauding, or with the aid of more than two persons, demarcated indigenous lands or reserves, for purposes of dispossession (disseisin): Sentence - Two to five years' confinement, and a fine, in addition to the punishment corresponding to the act of violence.” It is also worth mentioning the provision of article 402, which classifies unlawful cultivation or research, specifying the following crime as a crime: “Cultivating or conducting research on natural resources without authorization on demarcated indigenous lands or reserves, or storing, thereon, equipment or machinery intended for such activities: Sentence - Two to five years' confinement, and a fine.
Por ejemplo, el artículo 401 del anteproyecto de ley se refiere a la invasión de tierras indígenas y define el delito siguiente: "La invasión, mediante el uso de la violencia, amenaza grave o engaño, o con la ayuda de más de dos personas, de reservas o tierras indígenas demarcadas, con el objeto de privar de la posesión a sus titulares, se castigará con una pena de dos a cinco años de reclusión y una multa, además de la sanción aplicable por la comisión de actos de violencia ".